Laugh or You'll Cry
eBook - ePub

Laugh or You'll Cry

My life as a mum with MS and a son with autism

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Laugh or You'll Cry

My life as a mum with MS and a son with autism

About this book

For most mothers, keeping up with the washing, the mess and the irrepressible energy of two young boys is a challenge in itself. But when Sue Askin’s eldest son was diagnosed with autism, only to be followed by her own diagnosis of MS the next year, the challenge became ever so slightly harder…

Told in her own upbeat words, this is the heart-warming and funny account of one woman’s determination to do the best for her child, whilst learning to cope with her own diagnosis without any fuss.

Packed with funny anecdotes and familiar challenges to which all families will relate, you’ll be uplifted and inspired as much as you’ll be smiling.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Chapter 1: A few hours of peace – I’ll type something on the computer
  6. Chapter 2: The ‘Artful Couple’
  7. Chapter 3: ‘Guess who’s coming to stay’
  8. Chapter 4: Strange things dawning on me slowly
  9. Chapter 5: New home
  10. Chapter 6: New baby
  11. Chapter 7: Maybe a smaller class will help
  12. Chapter 8: Lack of imagination, social and communication skills? That will be autism then!
  13. Chapter 9: Another school, a special school
  14. Chapter 10: Do your legs hurt? That’ll be MS then!
  15. Chapter 11: Lady of leisure
  16. Chapter 12: Maybe I’ll hassle people and try to get better services for Josh
  17. Chapter 13: Writing a letter might help
  18. Chapter 14: Get off the floor and back in the chair
  19. Chapter 15: Right place at the right time
  20. Chapter 16: Negotiating the Christmas wrapping paper in my new wheelchair
  21. Chapter 17: Trip to York – strapped to the front of a train
  22. Chapter 18: To London, past the scary tree
  23. Chapter 19: Highs and lows and highs
  24. Chapter 20: ‘To the Palace, please’
  25. Chapter 21: Rounding off
  26. Why not try …
  27. Why not try …
  28. Why not try …
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